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Nexen speaks with Prince Rupert tag:www.cbc.ca,2015:/daybreaknorth//700.3998842015-02-23T17:24:26Z2015-02-23T17:28:06Z The company behind a controversial proposal to build an LNG facility near the city's airport and a tiny village meets with the public for the first time.The CBC's George Baker reports that this meeting wasn't without big questions from...George Bakerhttp://www.cbc.ca/cgi-bin/MT4/mt-cp.cgi?__mode=view&blog_id=700&id=1418

The company behind a controversial proposal to build an LNG facility near the city's airport and a tiny village meets with the public for the first time.

The CBC's George Baker reports that this meeting wasn't without big questions from locals.

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Drive in a truck, cook in a truck, work in a truck, sleep in a truck: the life of a food truck operatortag:www.cbc.ca,2015:/daybreaknorth//700.3996222015-02-19T16:23:40Z2015-02-19T16:41:54ZWith the Canada Winter Games in town, a number of food trucks have set up in downtown Prince George. Andrew Kurjata met the people who keep the crowds fed during large events and discovered... it's a lonely life.listen to 'Drive...Andrew Kurjatahttp://www.cbc.ca/cgi-bin/MT4/mt-cp.cgi?__mode=view&blog_id=700&id=1415

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Drive in a truck, cook in a truck, work in a truck, sleep in a truck: the life of a food truck operatortag:www.cbc.ca,2015:/daybreaknorth//700.3996212015-02-19T16:23:40Z2015-02-19T16:32:35ZWith the Canada Winter Games in town, a number of food trucks have set up in downtown Prince George. Andrew Kurjata met the people who keep the crowds fed during large events and discovered... it's a lonely life.listen to 'Drive...Andrew Kurjatahttp://www.cbc.ca/cgi-bin/MT4/mt-cp.cgi?__mode=view&blog_id=700&id=1415

Name: Robert St Marsh and Brenda Nixon
Truck: The Sugar Shack
Normally found: 70 Mile House in the old tire shop
Signature dish: "Montreal smoked meat. We cook it ourselves, so it's our own brand. The most popular item is the poutine, because we do it right."

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Hundreds of former students gather as residential school razed to the groundtag:www.cbc.ca,2015:/daybreaknorth//700.3995442015-02-18T19:02:19Z2015-02-18T19:18:35Z St. Michael's Indian Residential School closed in 1974 (David Stanley / Flickr) A remote coastal village will begin tearing down a source of great pain today. First Nations leaders and members of the Anglican church will in Alert Bay,...Andrew Kurjatahttp://www.cbc.ca/cgi-bin/MT4/mt-cp.cgi?__mode=view&blog_id=700&id=1415

St. Michael's Indian Residential School closed in 1974 (David Stanley / Flickr)

A remote coastal village will begin tearing down a source of great pain today. First Nations leaders and members of the Anglican church will in Alert Bay, to celebrate the destruction of St. Michael's Indian
Residential School.

Thousands
upon thousands of are said to have attended the St. Michael's Indian
Residential School during its 46 year life.

Among them was Gaamdamaay Sgaalanglaay. He was sent to the school when he was just seven years old.

It was 1968: Sgaalanglaay was living on Haida Gwai when officials rounded up Aboriginal children and flew them to a residential school more than 400 kilometres away.

Listen as Carolina de Ryk speaks to Sgallanglaay about the experience.

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What you need to know about the Canada Winter Games in Prince Georgetag:www.cbc.ca,2015:/daybreaknorth//700.3985082015-02-13T20:12:37Z2015-02-13T21:24:35Z Canada Games House in Prince George, courtesy of Prince George Downtown Business Improvement Association. One of the biggest sporting events in the country, the 2015 Canada Winter Games, open in Prince George February 13 and continue until March 1....Andrew Kurjatahttp://www.cbc.ca/cgi-bin/MT4/mt-cp.cgi?__mode=view&blog_id=700&id=1415

Canada Games House in Prince George, courtesy of Prince George Downtown Business Improvement Association.

One of the biggest sporting events in the country, the 2015 Canada Winter Games, open in Prince George February 13 and continue until March 1.

Despite wet weather, spirits are high as the city gets ready to welcome up to 20,000 athletes, coaches and volunteers.

CBC's Audrey McKinnon has been searching out stories from the Games. Listen to her tell Russell Bowers about if the wet weather could force speedskating to move to Fort St John, how the homeless population is being affected, and which athletes to watch:

1. This is the first time the Winter Games have been held in British Columbia

Though
the summer edition of the Games have been held in British Columbia
before, this is the first time a winter edition has come to the
province.

Prince George beat out Kamloops and Kelowna
in the 15-month selection process. In order to convince the selection
committee, organizers put together a "We Are Winter" campaign, even
going so far as to invite residents do dress in mitts and scarves and
have a snowball fight in the middle of the summer.

2. This is the first time the Canada Games have had an official host First Nation

The Lheidli T'enneh pavillion in downtown Prince George (Andrew Kurjata/CBC)

As
part of the hosting process, the city and the games partnered with the
local Lheidli T'enneh First Nation. As an official host First Nation,
the Lheidli have had their flag flying throughout the city - a first for
Prince George.

There are also welcome signs in
English, French and Dakelh, the traditional language of the Lheidli, and
all the venues have signs in Dahelh as well. Games organizers worked
with elders to come up with new words for events such as "biathlon" by
combing the words for hunt and ski.

The medals for the
Games were designed by Lheidli council member and artist Jenifer
Anais-Pighin and showcase traditional central interior design. They will
be presented to athletes in moosehide satchels made by volunteers over a
marathon two-week session led by local elders.

For
the duration of the Games, the Lheidli T'enneh will be welcoming
visitors into their pavillion in downtown Prince George, showcasing
their culture and history.

A welcome from the Lheidli T'enneh First Nation at the entrance to the Canada Games Plaza in downtown Prince George.

3. This is the training grounds for Canada's future Olympians

Athletes from Team Manitoba arrive in Prince George (Andrew Kurjata/CBC).

The
Canada Winter Games are a stepping stone for Canada's future sports
stars. Notable alumni include Sydney Crosby, Steve Nash, and Catriona
LeMay Doan. Over half (64 per cent) of Canada's most recent World Junior hockey
team were Games alumni, and at the 2010 Olympics in Vancouver, Games
alumni contributed 16 of the country's total 26 medals.

4. This is the biggest event in Prince George history

Prince George city council pose with members of Pioneer Log Homes, who built a torch holder out of a 500 year old cedar tree. (Andrew Kurjata/CBC)

Prince
George is gearing up to celebrate its 100th Anniversary in March, and
the Games are being seen as a showcase of the city and its culture.
2,400 athletes are expected over the next weeks, and some projections
have as many as 20,000 visitors expected - a huge number for a city of
just around 80,000. Prince George mayor Lyn Hall told CBC he expects between $70-90 million of investment to come to the city as a result.

5. It's not just about sports

Every
night during the Games, there will be free entertainment on an outdoor
stage in the Games village. It's an all-Canadian lineup ranging from
local acts such as Black Spruce Bog and Doug Koyama to national names
including Alan Doyle, A Tribe Called Red, and Polaris Prize winner Tanya
Tagaq.

There's also a number of official and unofficial side
events, such as an exhibition of art by northern teenagers at the Two
Rivers Gallery, a performance of the award-winning play Jake's Gift, and the concert series Echoes of Prince George, based on different locations throughout the city.

There's
also free transit for the duration of the games thanks to the efforts
of a group students at the University of Northern British Columbia.

The best way to navigate the city during the Games is by visiting m.canadagames2015.ca on your mobile phone. And if you're in Prince George, stay tuned to CBC Radio at 91.5 FM.

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Listen to classical music inspired by a Prince George trailer parktag:www.cbc.ca,2015:/daybreaknorth//700.3984432015-02-13T04:10:49Z2015-02-13T04:16:24Z Simon Cole (right) rehearses for the debut of his concert series inspired by Prince George history and landmarks. On Sunday, February 15, composer Simon Cole will debut "Echoes of Prince George." It's a concert series commissioned for the city's...Andrew Kurjatahttp://www.cbc.ca/cgi-bin/MT4/mt-cp.cgi?__mode=view&blog_id=700&id=1415

Simon Cole (right) rehearses for the debut of his concert series inspired by Prince George history and landmarks.

On Sunday, February 15, composer Simon Cole will debut "Echoes of Prince George." It's a concert series commissioned for the city's 100th Anniversary, and it draws inspiration from Prince George landmarks ranging from Huble Homestead to the Birchwood Trailer Park.

"Echoes of Prince George" will be performed Sunday, February 15 at St. Andrew's Church in Prince George at 3 pm. Details on Facebook.

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Prince George hospital conditions appalling, says Nurses Uniontag:www.cbc.ca,2015:/daybreaknorth//700.3979642015-02-06T18:42:35Z2015-02-06T18:49:45ZThe University Hospital of Northern British Columbia in Prince George is being compared to a warzone by the B.C. Nurses Union. Chrstine Sorensen of the union toured the hospital recently and says she was appalled at what she saw. She...Andrew Kurjatahttp://www.cbc.ca/cgi-bin/MT4/mt-cp.cgi?__mode=view&blog_id=700&id=1415listen to ‘Prince George hospital conditions appalling, says Nurses Union’ on audioBoom]]>
Terrace man hopes his dog's misfortune will lead to changes to the Dangerous Dog Acttag:www.cbc.ca,2015:/daybreaknorth//700.3974912015-02-05T15:45:43Z2015-02-05T15:47:23ZAudrey McKinnonhttp://www.cbc.ca/cgi-bin/MT4/mt-cp.cgi?__mode=view&blog_id=700&id=2132
In 2012, a Terrace animal control officer was called to Paul MacNeil's home. Cain -- MacNeil's rescued German Shepherd -- was accused of biting a child and Cain was immediately locked up under B.C.'s Dangerous Dog Act.

The Kitimat-StikineRegional District then asked a judge to give an order to destroy Cain almost a year after the alleged bite, but judge Brian Neal decided to go the other direction and give Cain his freedom back.

But that's not the end of the story. Cain's owner Paul MacNeil joined us on the show this morning.

What do you think about his story? Should B.C.'s Dangerous Dog Act be changed?

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Joe Zhou wants more employers to take a leap of faith with immigrants like himtag:www.cbc.ca,2015:/daybreaknorth//700.3971452015-02-03T16:24:02Z2015-02-03T16:25:38ZJoe Zhou immigrated here 13 years ago, studied and then struggled to gain employment in his field of study. But when he got a job in retail, he made a big impact in the Prince George business. That's why he...Audrey McKinnonhttp://www.cbc.ca/cgi-bin/MT4/mt-cp.cgi?__mode=view&blog_id=700&id=2132listen to ‘Joe Zhou wants more employers to take a leap of faith with immigrants like him’ on audioBoom]]>
Fort Nelson woman helps fund seniors' facility to slow the exodus of local elderly peopletag:www.cbc.ca,2015:/daybreaknorth//700.3971202015-02-03T15:37:43Z2015-02-03T15:43:15ZCarol Seidel joined us to tell us how she plans to keep seniors from heading south from the Peace. Do you think the region accommodates its elderly population or is there more that needs to be done?listen to ‘Fort Nelson...Audrey McKinnonhttp://www.cbc.ca/cgi-bin/MT4/mt-cp.cgi?__mode=view&blog_id=700&id=2132
Carol Seidel joined us to tell us how she plans to keep seniors from heading south from the Peace.

Do you think the region accommodates its elderly population or is there more that needs to be done?

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Study reveals by participation that Prince George's elderly are exercising outdoors in wintertag:www.cbc.ca,2015:/daybreaknorth//700.3961312015-01-30T15:44:08Z2015-01-30T15:44:43ZThe study isn't intended to look at how many elderly people in the are getting outside --through snow, ice and cold-- to exercise, but it's attracted enough participants to prove a point. Take a listen to one of the organizers...Audrey McKinnonhttp://www.cbc.ca/cgi-bin/MT4/mt-cp.cgi?__mode=view&blog_id=700&id=2132
The study isn't intended to look at how many elderly people in the are getting outside --through snow, ice and cold-- to exercise, but it's attracted enough participants to prove a point.

Take a listen to one of the organizers of the study and then we take a walk with one of the participants of the 55+ study as she delivers the morning paper through the snow to get her daily walk in.

I want to know what you think about exercising outside in winter . . . do you do it? Why or why not?

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Northern B.C. football fans flip a coin over who's going to win this Sundaytag:www.cbc.ca,2015:/daybreaknorth//700.3961302015-01-30T15:40:32Z2015-01-30T15:43:19ZRussell Bowers hosts a Seattle Seahawks fan from Prince Rupert and a New England Patriots fan from Prince George to weigh in on their expectations for this weekend's Superbowl. Who are you rooting for?listen to ‘Northern B.C. football fans flip...Audrey McKinnonhttp://www.cbc.ca/cgi-bin/MT4/mt-cp.cgi?__mode=view&blog_id=700&id=2132Russell Bowers hosts a Seattle Seahawks fan from Prince Rupert and a New England Patriots fan from Prince George to weigh in on their expectations for this weekend's Superbowl.

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RCMP officers in Prince Rupert honour the life of Alberta colleague Constable David Wynntag:www.cbc.ca,2015:/daybreaknorth//700.3955982015-01-27T16:03:38Z2015-01-27T16:10:27ZCanada's national police force says it is walking in new territory in which they question their own safety and it's bringing changes to how police secure themselves in public parades. The developments come as the RCMP mourn the life of...Audrey McKinnonhttp://www.cbc.ca/cgi-bin/MT4/mt-cp.cgi?__mode=view&blog_id=700&id=2132
Canada's national police force says it is walking in new territory in which they question their own safety and it's bringing changes to how police secure themselves in public parades. The developments come as the RCMP mourn the life of Constable David Wynn by marching. Daybreak's George Baker reports from Prince Rupert.

The RCMP reports that 235 officers have been killed in the line of duty since 1876, and that this has been the decade of the gun: more officers were shot in the past decade than any before it.

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RCMP officers in Prince Rupert honour the life of Alberta colleague Constable David Wynntag:www.cbc.ca,2015:/daybreaknorth//700.3955962015-01-27T16:03:38Z2015-01-27T16:05:18ZCanada's national police force says it is walking in new territory in which they question their own safety and it's bringing changes to how police secure themselves in public parades. The developments come as the RCMP mourn the life of...Audrey McKinnonhttp://www.cbc.ca/cgi-bin/MT4/mt-cp.cgi?__mode=view&blog_id=700&id=2132
Canada's national police force says it is walking in new territory in which they question their own safety and it's bringing changes to how police secure themselves in public parades. The developments come as the RCMP mourn the life of Constable David Wynn by marching. Daybreak's George Baker reports from Prince Rupert.

The RCMP reports that 235 officers have been killed in the line of duty since 1876, and that this has been the decade of the gun: more officers were shot in the past decade than any before it.